diff --git a/litecord/blueprints/guild/channels.py b/litecord/blueprints/guild/channels.py
index 1e72c59..2b0467b 100644
--- a/litecord/blueprints/guild/channels.py
+++ b/litecord/blueprints/guild/channels.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from litecord.enums import ChannelType
 from litecord.blueprints.guild.roles import gen_pairs
 
 from litecord.schemas import (
-    validate, ROLE_UPDATE_POSITION
+    validate, ROLE_UPDATE_POSITION, CHAN_CREATE
 )
 from litecord.blueprints.checks import (
     guild_check, guild_owner_check, guild_perm_check
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ async def get_guild_channels(guild_id):
 async def create_channel(guild_id):
     """Create a channel in a guild."""
     user_id = await token_check()
-    j = await request.get_json()
+    j = validate(await request.get_json(), CHAN_CREATE)
 
     await guild_check(user_id, guild_id)
     await guild_perm_check(user_id, guild_id, 'manage_channels')
diff --git a/litecord/schemas.py b/litecord/schemas.py
index 6123c2b..f6f9062 100644
--- a/litecord/schemas.py
+++ b/litecord/schemas.py
@@ -302,10 +302,14 @@ CHAN_OVERWRITE = {
 }
 
 
-CHAN_UPDATE = {
+CHAN_CREATE = {
     'name': {
         'type': 'string', 'minlength': 2,
-        'maxlength': 100, 'required': False},
+        'maxlength': 100, 'required': True
+    },
+
+    'type': {'coerce': ChannelType,
+             'default': ChannelType.GUILD_TEXT},
 
     'position': {'coerce': int, 'required': False},
 
@@ -337,11 +341,17 @@ CHAN_UPDATE = {
     },
 
     'parent_id': {'coerce': int, 'required': False, 'nullable': True}
-
-
 }
 
 
+CHAN_UPDATE = {**CHAN_CREATE, **{
+    'name': {
+        'type': 'string', 'minlength': 2,
+        'maxlength': 100, 'required': False},
+
+}}
+
+
 ROLE_CREATE = {
     'name': {'type': 'string', 'default': 'new role'},
     'permissions': {'coerce': Permissions, 'nullable': True},